Doesn't know when to stop...

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jaimeetrout wrote:

So my MIL is very excited about this baby coming that she will get to see...

However before we even thought of baby she was buying clothes and adding to bins.. blankets bibs stuffys and both boy and girl clothes. Once we told her we were having a baby she went shopping for new and used items...To be exact she has 6 bins that we have to pick up when we go down next.. we live 7-& hours away She has a rocking chair that needs to be picked up

She kept texting me pictures of the things she purchased or keeps asking if I want certain used items but I said no.. she gets upset

My mom has been buying stuff but she buys it and puts it away because I've been so stressed with this

She keeps asking what we wants and I told her to give other people a chance to buy stuff for the baby.. because I come from a big family and on my moms side I have 11 aunts/uncles

Every time we do go down she keeps loading up our vehicle with baby things... even when I told her not too until we move into our new house end of November as we simple don't have the room right now..

It is quite annoying, if she won't stop just start throwing it away, donating it or simply tell her you don't have the room for any more.

It might also be helpful to get your SO to tell her that it's nice that's she's trying to be so helpful but you would like to be able to purchase items that you two choose together and unfortunately by her giving all this stuff to you its taking away from you two choosing items for your baby and while you appreciate that she's excited you simply won't be accepting anything else

I have a MIL with a shopping problem too. I just donate the stuff now. We've tried talking to her and she doesn't listen and we don't need the clutter so we just donate most of what she buys. I hate it, because she's wasting her money but that's her choice. My FIL lost his job a few months back and that slowed down her shopping so we haven't received any baby stuff yet but he just started a new job this week so I feel it's coming soon.